Paint stripper question

paulnb57

So, I have a GSPBASSES thinline Strat body in Mahogany with a quilted maple top, that I finished in Green ink and Tru Oil, I've never liked the finish, so I have stripped the Tru Oil with paint stripper which went very well, it needs the ink layer sanding off the quilted maple top and a general all over sanding, but the question is, how do I remove all the paint stripper residue so it does not affect the next finish? Stripper is water based, but I'm loathe to run it under a tap!......
Any suggestions guys?
Refinish will be stain then either Tru Oil or Wipe on Poly......

ICBM

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That will fix the quilt top at the same time.




Sorry . If the stripper is water-based, wet kitchen roll should take it off without saturating the wood too much.

paulnb57

Wis or lol?

Cheers!

Bridgehouse

Once wiped off, why not go solid colour - primer, colour, and clear coat and you don't have to worry about sanding off that ink layer then!

paulnb57

Solid colour over quilted maple? Get your coat!

Bridgehouse

paulnb57 said:

Solid colour over quilted maple? Get your coat!

Quilted Maple on a Strat? You need your hat and brolly on the way out too

paulnb57

It gets worse @Bridgehouse ;, it's Quilted Maple over Mahogany with a hardtail bridge, two Humbuckers and a Birdseye Maple neck........Oh the shame, the shame....

paulnb57

There may also be an f hole.....

Bridgehouse

paulnb57 said:

It gets worse @Bridgehouse ;, it's Quilted Maple over Mahogany with a hardtail bridge, two Humbuckers and a Birdseye Maple neck........Oh the shame, the shame....

Just call it a Superstrat and you can get away with absolutely anything.

paulnb57 said:

There may also be an f hole.....

Oh. Apart from that.

Corvus

The active ingredient will have fecked off in no time, so a damp wipe down should clean anything else off if it's waterbased. Will prob raise the grain which is a slight bonus anyway, so a light going over with a scraper will bring it up lovely & smooth, and do that bit extra cleaning as it goes too.

paulnb57

That's good to know @Corvus ;
Thanks!

Deadman

Wash stripper off metal with water by all means but degrease it afterwards. To simply wipe it with a damp cloth on wood could lead to problems when you come to paint.
I always degrease wood with a fast evaporating solvent after stripping. It ensures no residue gets left behind and gives you a clean substrate to work on.